WEST ORANGE, NJ — Meet adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens while supporting local animal shelters and rescue groups during the third annual “BARKtoberfest” on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Turtle Back Zoo’s Berson Education Center, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. Attendees are encouraged to bring their dogs in […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Symphony Orchestra is presenting a Halloween “Spooktacular” concert and film on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Middle School Auditorium, 11 Broadlawn Drive, Livingston. The highlight of the evening is the showing of the 1931 Boris Karloff film “Frankenstein,” with the orchestra providing a live soundtrack. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — To launch its 2018-19 season, the Seton Hall University Chorus, within the College of Communication and the Arts and its Arts Council, will perform “Et In Terra Pax: A Concert for Hope” alongside the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Saint Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Ave. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation will host an opening reception for a new art exhibit titled “Unmasking Brain Injury” on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the hospital’s gallery, located at 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. The public is invited to attend. The exhibit features masks created by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The flags of all 21 Hispanic countries were raised in front of Town Hall as West Orange residents continued to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at an Oct. 15 event hosted by the West Orange Hispanic Foundation. At the event, each flag was carried and planted on Main Street by an individual […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company will celebrate its mission of DREAM — diversity, reciprocity, education, awareness and mentorship — with TeeRico by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Montclair Film, GrassROOTS Community Foundation, First Congregational Church and Nassan’s Place at a gala on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at The Loft, 8 Lackawanna Plaza in Montclair. This […]
NEWARK, NJ — Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee and Jubilation are set to celebrate the career of gospel music legend Evangelist Dorothy Norwood on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church, 88 Lyons Ave., Newark. Norwood’s career spans more than 60 years. A pioneer of gospel music growing up in the […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Newark Academy’s Arts Department presents “The Laramie Project” as this year’s fall drama on Nov. 1, 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. “The Laramie Project” is based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student who, in October 1998, was beaten to death in Laramie, Wyo. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Friends of Maplewood Library is holding its fall book sale on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. Sunday’s sale will be a bag sale with entry via the parking lot only. A […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Award-winning art history educator Janet Mandel will present “Art Nouveau: Humanity in Harmony with the Natural World,” as part of the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School fall lecture series, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Columbia High School’s Black Box Theatre, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. Art nouveau is […]